Formed in 1987, the group was first called the uganda peoples democratic christian army but changed the name to the lord s resistance army in 1991. His rebel lord s resistance army lra is notorious for abducting thousands of children to use as soldiers or sex slaves. How joseph konys notorious lords resistance army uses. Against humanity lessons from the lords resistance army. The groups whose logos are displayed on these pages, with one exception, have been designated foreign terrorist organizations by the us department of state or by executive order eo 224. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. The treasury sanctions also put the lord s resistance army on a financial blacklist for the first time, which forbids americans to have. There are rumours that the lord s resistance army lra, one of africas most notorious and longestsurviving militias, is in the area. The lra has abducted over 67,000 youth, including 30,000 children, for use as child soldiers, sex slaves, and porters, and has brutalized communities since its inception in 1987. The lords resistance army is far from finished iss africa. In one of 2016s best books, a former lord s resistance army child soldier reveals the reason behind the mayhem december 23, 2016 2. Lords resistance army terrorises congo after ugandan. It emerged from the remnants of the holy spirit movement army founded by alice auma lakwena, a priestess and distant.
Key dates in the history of ugandas brutal lord s resistance army lra, which the united states and uganda have decided to stop hunting down, saying the rebels have been neutralised. Despite vigorous disagreement, the authors are united in their goal of. End of joseph kony hunt raises fears lords resistance. This development had an impact on both the sudanese civil war and the war in uganda, isolating large parts of sudans eastern equatoria state. Lord s resistance army terrorises congo after ugandan crackdown this article is more than 10 years old 1,200 killed and more than 2,000 kidnapped. President obama announced on october 14 that he was sending approximately 100 military advisers to central africa to assist in efforts to neutralize one of the continents most notorious rebel groups, the lord s resistance army lra.
I am evelyn amony reclaiming my life from the lord s resistance army evelyn amony edited with an introduction by erin baines. Lords resistance army lra, militant group led by joseph kony that has waged a war of attrition against the government and peoples of uganda and nearby countries since the late 1980s. This article looks at the most notorious of african groups the lord s resistance army lra. Originally known as the united holy salvation army and uganda christian armymovement, its stated goals include establishment. Joseph kony child kidnapper, warlord, prophet bbc news. The lords resistance army is africas most extraordinarily persistent and notorious terrorist group. The lord s resistance army lra operating under the command of joseph kony was formed more than twenty years ago, and originally claimed to fight against the marginalisation of ethnic acholi from the northern region of uganda. It was a time when the lord s resistance army could and did walk past the united nations and congolese army, and open fire on grandmothers. The lords resistance army lra has created a pervasive climate of fear in. The lords resistance army lra has abducted over 700 people and displaced hundreds of civilians so far this year. Lords resistance army rebel organization britannica. Konys movement, the lords resistance army lra, began in the. The bizarre and horrifying story of the lords resistance army. Video i was a child soldier in joseph konys army 9 october 2015.
The lords resistance army lra, which had been waging a war in northern uganda and committing gross human rights violations since 1989, had been supported by the sudan government in retaliation for ugandas support of the sudanese rebels, the sudan peoples liberation movementarmy splma. From the issue of child soldiers to the response of the ugandan government, this book looks at the various aspects of this most brutal of conflicts. Unlike most antistate terrorists, the lra has been largely devoid of any national vision or unifying social objective. The lords resistance army lra, also known as the lords resistance movement, is a rebel. Since 1987, the lord s resistance army lra, a violent rebel group headed by joseph kony, has been terrorizing the population of northern uganda and the neighboring countries of the democratic republic of the congo drc, central african republic car, and southern sudan. Swimming against the intellectual currents of our time, dubal uses his ethnographic encounter with the lord s resistance army to ask searching questions about the damage done by discourses of humanity and forms of moral reasoning that that render some peoples violence and not others inhuman. The book follows the ugandan history of joseph kony and the lord s resistance army.
The lords resistance army lra has been one of central africas cruelest and most enduring armed groups over the past 30 years. It argues that some groups like the lra have been recast as terrorist organisations not because of a change in their activities but due to a change in the geostrategic environment they. The first major case before the international criminal court is the appalling situation in northern uganda where joseph konys lord s resistance army abducted thousands, many of them children, and systematically tortured, raped, maimed and killed them. The lord s resistance army is a textbook example of the rise and fall of an armed rebellion. The group was formed in 1987 and is engaged in an armed rebellion against the ugandan government in what is now one of africas longestrunning conflicts. The international criminal court and the lords resistance army zed books, 2006, and complex emergencies and humanitarian responses co authored with mareike schomerus, london university, 2009. The lords resistance army lra has operated for more than two decades in.
This is what we can learn from joseph konys bodyguard. This edited volume brings a wide variety of perspectives to bear on the history and politics of northern uganda from many of the worlds most preeminent experts. The strategic use of fear by the lords resistance army. The goal of this research is to investigate the sources. Authoritative but provocative, the lords resistance army provides the most comprehensive analysis of the group available, dismantling numerous myths and providing a wealth of information that is not widely known.
In one of 2016s best books, a former lords resistance. The lords resistance army and children united nations. The lord s resistance army also lord s resistance movement or lakwena part two is a sectarian guerrilla army based in northern uganda. Joseph kony and mutiny in the lords resistance army the. Francisca and i traveled together to the region, a trip chronicled in our new book, mama koko and the hundred gunmen.
The lord s resistance army, or lra pdf, is a violent rebel group led by a selfproclaimed messiah, joseph kony. One of the worlds most brutal rebel groups, joseph konys lord s resistance army lra, is on the move from the congo, terrorizing civilians subscribe to ti. The lord s resistance army lra has abducted over 700 people and displaced hundreds of civilians so far this year. Criminal court and the lords resistance army, zed books. Since these wars are thought to lack political goals, analysts have turned their focus. Lords resistance army harvard humanitarian initiative.
A three minute video on joseph kony and the lord s resistance army lra, explaining the groups motives, movement, and ability to carry out 25 years of atrocities in central africa. It is a terrible history and therefore not always an enjoyable read. Bodin, from six books, 271 for more on a conceptualization of warlordism. Originally known as the united holy salvation army and uganda christian army movement, its stated goals include establishment of multiparty democracy, ruling uganda according to the ten commandments, and acholi nationalism.
The lord s resistance army lra, which had been waging a war in northern uganda and committing gross human rights violations since 1989, had been supported by the sudan government in retaliation for ugandas support of the sudanese rebels, the sudan peoples liberation movement army splma. After 30 years of uneventful life, alica auma disappeared into a nature reserve for. The arrival of the lord s resistance army lra in sudan in 199394 marked the beginning of more than a decade of fighting involving ugandans on sudanese soil. I am evelyn amony provides indepth knowledge about the lra, highlights the importance of. Response congressional research service 1 overview and key questions the lords resistance army lra is a small yet vicious armed group that originated in northern uganda in 1987. In february alone it carried out 16 attacks in which 70 civilians were kidnapped in the democratic republic of the congo drc and central african republic car. The lord s resistance army lra began life in 1988 in northern uganda. Myth and reality, edited by tim allen and koen vlassenroot. This book argues that much of the antipathy to the icc is based upon ignorance and misconception. This is an excellent book on the lord s resistance army and the history of violence in northern uganda.
Over the next few years, the lord s resistance army murdered 28 of franciscas beloved family members. Seven books to better inform about kony, the lra, and uganda. Letter from uganda about the abduction of children by the lord s resistance army in uganda. Founded and led by joseph kony, the lra currently operates in the remote. Learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification. The lords resistance army, or lra pdf, is a violent rebel group led by a selfproclaimed messiah, joseph kony. The lords resistance army center for strategic and. But the conclusion of the mission has frustrated the commander of ugandan forces in central african republic, where the search has focused.
The lra also represents a history of suffering typical to. Broadens sanctions on joseph kony and his group the. The story of the lord s resistance army begins with a madwoman from the village of opit in northern uganda. Lawrence e cline this book presents the role of the lord s resistance army lra in africa, which has engaged in human rights violations for more than twenty years. The lords resistance army is collapsing war is boring. Joseph kony biography, facts, use of child soldiers.
Throughout the book there is a forceful narrative agency that is rare among works where outsiders present and edit the life histories of former child soldiers. The lord s resistance army s lra logo is included because its leader joseph kony has been designated under eo 224 and the lra is on the department. What is the lord s resistance army lra and what are its aspirations. The commander in the lords resistance army, a rebel group in central africa, was charged in the hague with 70 war crimes and crimes against humanity. Lords resistance army african studies oxford bibliographies.
The lords resistance army hunts children in sudan time. The lords resistance army lra, led by joseph kony, is a small, dispersed armed. Since 1987, the lords resistance army lra, a violent rebel group. Joseph kony, rebel who led the lord s resistance army lra, which terrorized uganda and nearby countries in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The lords resistance army, also known as the lords resistance movement, is a rebel group and heterodox christian group which operates in northern uganda, south sudan, the central african republic, and the democratic republic of the congo.
Uganda and the us have ended a sixyear hunt for the fugitive warlord joseph kony, the leader of the lord s resistance army. The case of northern uganda, 19862006, 2009, new york. Possible policy challenges include regional militaries capacity. Kony founded the lords resistance army in 1987, at first to combat ugandan president yoweri museveni, who had seized power a year earlier. From the issue of child soldiers to the response of the ugandan government, the book looks at every aspect of this most brutal of conflicts, and even includes a remarkable firsthand interview with.
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